Film Studies MPhil, PhD 36 months PHD Programme By Newcastle University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

24,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

Jan, SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Study film from around the world including East Asia, Europe and Latin American cinema with our MPhil or PhD in Film Studies.


Join us as a Film Studies MPhil or PhD student and form a crucial part of our research culture.


Collaborate with a vibrant community of postgraduate students across diverse fields - from modern languages and English literature to linguistics and arts and cultures.


Work with us on the major research projects listed below, or in the more general areas related to them.


  • Caribbean cinema (Dr Dunja Fehimovic)
  • Chinese-language cinema (Prof Sabrina Qiong Yu)
  • Contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas (Dr Philippa Page)
  • Film festivals (Dr Lydia Wu)
  • Film Theory, History and Historiography: realism; documentary; Soviet, Russian and Eastern European film history and culture (Dr Raisa Sidenova)
  • French cinema (Dr Sarah Leahy)
  • Japanese popular culture and anime (Dr Shiro Yoshioka)
  • Portuguese and Brazilian cinema (Dr Fernando Beleza) 

We supervise projects across the:


  • School of Modern Languages
  • School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
  • School of Arts and Cultures

This ensures the best fit between your interests and the expertise of our staff.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Study film from around the world including East Asia, Europe and Latin American cinema with our MPhil or PhD in Film Studies.


Join us as a Film Studies MPhil or PhD student and form a crucial part of our research culture.


Collaborate with a vibrant community of postgraduate students across diverse fields - from modern languages and English literature to linguistics and arts and cultures.


Work with us on the major research projects listed below, or in the more general areas related to them.


  • Caribbean cinema (Dr Dunja Fehimovic)
  • Chinese-language cinema (Prof Sabrina Qiong Yu)
  • Contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas (Dr Philippa Page)
  • Film festivals (Dr Lydia Wu)
  • Film Theory, History and Historiography: realism; documentary; Soviet, Russian and Eastern European film history and culture (Dr Raisa Sidenova)
  • French cinema (Dr Sarah Leahy)
  • Japanese popular culture and anime (Dr Shiro Yoshioka)
  • Portuguese and Brazilian cinema (Dr Fernando Beleza) 

We supervise projects across the:


  • School of Modern Languages
  • School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
  • School of Arts and Cultures

This ensures the best fit between your interests and the expertise of our staff.

Admission Requirements

3.3+
7+
100+
76+
135+

A 2:1 honours degree and preferably a merit master's degree, or an international equivalent, in a related subject, such as:


  • film studies
  • English
  • cultural studies
  • modern languages
  • history
  • sociology
  • art
  • psychology

You may need to attend an interview, which can be via Skype if necessary.

36 Months
Jan
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,238 GBP
International
24,400 GBP

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